States across the country are increasingly setting policy for sheriffs on how much they can cooperate with ICE at local jails, with Iowa, Tennessee, and Texas among those requiring cooperation with detainers. In Tennessee, state law already requires local jails to cooperate with ICE to verify immigration status of individuals taken into custody, and legislation moving through the General Assembly would further require agencies to honor federal detainers. When President Trump began his second term in January 2025, just two Tennessee sheriffs had voluntary ICE agreements, but that number has since grown to 48 local and state law enforcement agencies.

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